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Torellia delicata

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Torellia delicata
Torellia delicata shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Torellia
Species:
T. delicata
Binomial name
Torellia delicata
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Cyclostoma delicatum R. A. Philippi, 1844
  • Recluzia aperta Jeffreys, 1859
  • Torellia delicatula (Philippi, 1844)
  • Torellia fimbriata Verrill & Smith, 1882
  • Torellia vestita Jeffreys, 1867
  • Trachysma delicata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  • Trachysma sarsiana Thiele, 1912
  • Trachysma sarsianum Thiele, 1912

Torellia delicata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 156 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2100 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844). Gofas, S. (2010). Torellia delicata (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138985 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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